During
the 2012 legislative session House bill 509 passed that created a new
requirement for pharmacists who wish to maintain their immunization
registry to complete a special continuing education program. Those
requirements include the following:

This 3 hour CE program must be done once each
biennial renewal period and must be offered by a Florida statewide professional
association of physicians·
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The statewide association must be accredited to
provide AMA PRA Category I CME

The program must cover the safe and effective
administration of vaccines and epinephrine autoinjection

A distance learning format allowed for the 3
hour CE program

The 3 hours required to meet immunization
"recertification” can be included within the 30 hour CE biennial requirement
for pharmacists

Failure to get the recertification CE will
result in the pharmacist’s immunization registry being revoked